Steady U.S. job gains put pre-crisis peak in reach

Creating the 3 mln or so positions needed to get back to the nearly 138 mln from 2008 no longer seems as daunting. The latest data indicate it could happen by mid-2014. Closing the yawning gap is an important milestone. Achieving “normal” will be the next big summit to scale.

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